Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-05
INTERNAL COMMISSIONS.
Arizona, Mexico and Cali
fornia Shaken Up.
Several Volcanoes Break Lose in
the Mountains Of Arizona.

Tucson, A. T., May IAN earthquake
occurred at 2:l2 o, M. yesterday. No
one was injured. Considerable damage
was done to buildings. Goods were
thrown from the shelves OF stores aud
many houses we're cracked. The shock
Wal accompanied by q rumbling sound.
Many clocks were stopped in this city
and the entire population fled to the
~streets terror stricken. The court house
cupOla swayed like the mast OF q ship
In q turbulent sea, and the building
seemed as though it were topping over.
When the shock struck Santa Catalina
mountain great slices OF the mountain
were torn from it's sides and thrown to
it's base. Vast clouds Of dust
rose above it's crest 1000 feet above the
sea level at three different points from
three to four miles apart. 1t was be-
lieyed for some time that o volcano
had burst ont Of the crest of the moua-
tain. One towering peak, known US
Old Castle, q prominent landmark from
Tucson, has entirely disappeared. The
extent OF the damage cannot be told for
several days. This was the first earth
Quake ever experienced in Tucson.
Shortly after the earthquake . volcano
broke ont twenty two miles south oil
this place in Total Wreck mountains.
The Bky ia brilliantly illuminated.
Benson, Ariz., May. 4-The volcanic
eruption il pronounced genuine from
Whitestone mountain. Parties on the
train last night report that fro was seer
:ss::aE from the moISsain. Lava and
smoke can be seen from the streets OF
Benson, nearly twenty miles from the
Il euf1RhavNn - An nnn hos xrak raWrnnaltr
inspected the marvellous discovery, but
parties are arranging to go there in pri.
vate o~onveyances, when particulars will
be learned. At first il wal thought Ia
be woods on fire, but the consistency oil
the burning and its appearance at night
indicates that 1t is Q volcano, caused by
the earthquake yesterday. Another
volcano is said to be in existence in the
Catalina mountains. Smoke is now
pouring forth from WhItestones. Au-
thentic news at this moment comes from
Wilcox that another volcano has made
it's appearance in the Winchester noun,
tains, about forty-fiye miles from here.
Six distinct shocks OF earthquake have
been felt here since this morning.
Tucson, a. II. May fit is believed o
volcano is in active operation in the
San Jose mountains or on the border oil
Sonora, Mexico, about ee%venty-Hve miles
west of here. Yesterday afternoon black
curling smoke was plainly visible, and
all last night fires we're intermittent,
bursting into q bright light and then
apparently dying down, only to burst
out again. The true state of affairs is
not known here yet.
.Gnyamas, May AT 12:45 yesterday
afternoon two earthquake shooks were
felt her, with short intervals, lasting al.
together q few seconds. The direction
WIS east and west. No damage ia re-
ported so fas, though all the clocks
stopped running. Similar shocks were
felt along the line of the Sonora railroad
The following is from the agen,
at Torres station. Zone minute aftel
the tirst quivering sensation the highest
cliH OF Chiyato mountain fell, causing .
cloud OF duet to rise like smoke from
the explosion of o large amount Of pow.
der. From the station it had the ap
pearanoe OF o volcanic eruption.
San FranciRso, May "A severe earth
quake shook occurred, yesterday in tn,
southern portion OF the United States
which extended from Centerville, Cai.
through Arizona and New Mexico to e
Paso. Texas. 1t was also felt at Guamas
! Mexico.